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Chapter 15

           ButNastasiainterruptedhimathisfirstwords.

           “Ah,general!”shecried,“Iwasforgetting!IfIhadonlyforeseenthisunpleasantness!Iwon’tinsistonkeepingyouagainstyourwill,althoughIshouldhavelikedyoutobebesidemenow.Inanycase,Iammostgratefultoyouforyourvisit,andflatteringattention...butifyouareafraid...”

           “Excuseme,NastasiaPhilipovna,”interruptedthegeneral,withchivalricgenerosity.“Towhomareyouspeaking?Ihaveremaineduntilnowsimplybecauseofmydevotiontoyou,andasfordanger,Iamonlyafraidthatthecarpetsmayberuined,andthefurnituresmashed!...Youshouldshutthedooronthelot,inmyopinion.ButIconfessthatIamextremelycurioustoseehowitends.”

           “Rogojin!”announcedFerdishenko.

           “Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?”saidthegeneralinalowvoicetoTotski.“Isshemad?Imeanmadinthemedicalsenseoftheword....eh?”

           “I’vealwayssaidshewaspredisposedtoit,”whisperedAfanasyIvanovitchslyly.“Perhapsitisafever!”

           SincetheirvisittoGania’shome,Rogojin’sfollowershadbeenincreasedbytwonewrecruitsadissoluteoldman,theheroofsomeancientscandal,andaretiredsub-lieutenant.Alaughablestorywastoldoftheformer.Hepossessed,itwassaid,asetoffalseteeth,andonedaywhenhewantedmoneyforadrinkingorgy,hepawnedthem,andwasneverabletoreclaimthem!Theofficerappearedtobearivalofthegentlemanwhowassoproudofhisfists.

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